The Flu, You and 6 Billions Others

Helpful Links to Workshop Activities and Sites of Interest


http://www.google.org/flutrends/ - Using world map to see trends

Flu vs Cold- virus vs bacteria

Cold or Flu-screening quiz

http://www.healthmap.org/swineflu/ the New England Journal of Medicine has a map with suspected cases, confirmed cases, confirmed deaths and storied related to flu. As of Oct 9. 3 confirmed deaths in Egypt. Confirmed cases at 1021.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aRcU7ihTKuao Egypt closes school and classroom due to flu. Oct 12.

http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/ Zoom in for info about each case and dates.

Presentation on the Evolution of the Flu

How flu invades your body-video clip NPR

How can I reduce the risk of swine flu?
Current Event- Swine Flu Emergency Declared

Cat with H1N1

Soccer in the Time of Swine Flu




RESOURCES:

History of Diseases

Infectious Disease History

Rx for Health - video series companion site

Pandemic Panic- lesson based on NY Times for kids